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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Kafr ash Shaykh az Zawahiri
Kafr ash Shaykh az Zawahiri is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 92.0% of the Sun at 12:55 Egypt time (UTC+3).
| Eclipse begins | 11:33:23 |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 12:55:31 |
| Eclipse ends | 14:15:21 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 92.0% |
| Magnitude | 0.924 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 77° |
Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).
Village in Hihya (markaz (rural district)), Sharqia Governorate. Official census name: كفرالشيخالظواهري.
Calculated at a point inside the census unit (30.6874, 31.5130): the sources give no coordinates for the village itself.
Midday in August: read the heat warning
Nearest totality
- Billah al Mustajiddah · Total: 50 s · 259 km away
- Bani Samraj · Total: 4 min 3 s · 290 km away
- Mahdiyah · Total: 4 min · 291 km away
What time is the eclipse in Kafr ash Shaykh az Zawahiri?
It starts at 11:33, peaks at 12:55 and ends at 14:15, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will it be total in Kafr ash Shaykh az Zawahiri?
No, it is partial: the Moon covers 92.0% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Bani Samraj (4 min 3 s), 290 km away.
How do I watch it safely?
With eclipse glasses that meet ISO 12312-2 during every partial phase. Only during totality, when the Sun is completely covered, can you take them off.
More places in Hihya
- Al ‘Idwah · Partial: 92.1%
- Al ‘Awasijah · Partial: 92.1%
- Khilwat Abu Hatab · Partial: 92.1%
- Kafr al Mahmudiyah · Partial: 92.1%
- Kafr Dabbus · Partial: 92.1%
- Kafr ‘Ajibah · Partial: 92.1%
- Al Ihsaniyah · Partial: 92.0%
- Az Zarzamun · Partial: 92.0%
- Ash Shubrawayn · Partial: 92.0%
- Al ‘Alaqimah · Partial: 92.0%
- Al Fawaqisah · Partial: 92.0%
- Subayh · Partial: 92.0%
- Kafr al ‘Ayid · Partial: 92.0%
- Manzil Hayyan · Partial: 92.0%
- Hihya · Partial: 91.9%
- Al Matawi‘ah · Partial: 91.9%
- Kafr Abu Hatab · Partial: 91.9%
- Mahdiyah · Partial: 91.9%
- Shirshimah · Partial: 91.8%
Places: UN administrative boundaries (OCHA COD-AB for Egypt, produced by CAPMAS, CC BY-IGO) and GeoNames (geonames.org, CC BY 4.0). Times and durations: our own calculation with JPL’s DE440s ephemeris, in Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time on 2 August 2027).